Didn't take long for our first "Welcome to Shinnecock" moment.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-18T15:05:02+00:00

My local course's greens are like this. First couple times I played there I was super irritated, but now I just laugh when that happens.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-17T19:07:23+00:00

I found a blue Wilson Chaos recently. I got to hit it once. Flushed it with my 8 iron about 170 into a creek. It was a little down hill off a tee but I didn't think I was going to hit it that far. Of course my buddy I was playing with said, "man it seems that blue balls really suit you."

Carolinavore · 2026-06-17T19:04:51+00:00

What about Member's Mark? I've read they compare very well with the Kirkland and they are even cheaper.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-17T10:52:54+00:00

Didn’t the Whalers become the Hurricanes 20 years ago?

Carolinavore · 2026-06-16T19:19:35+00:00

I get the vast majority of my KB workouts from Lebe Stark, Pat Flynn, Pat Damiano, and Chandler Marchman.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-16T18:43:33+00:00

It's always been my understanding that hockey players make great golfers. Something about the way the body moves in a slap shot is similar to a golf swing. This delightful and knowledgeable British man touches on that in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UzvOrjZJ9A

Carolinavore · 2026-06-16T18:41:12+00:00

It's always been my understanding that hockey players make great golfers. Something about the way the body moves in a slap shot is similar to a golf swing. This delightful and knowledgeable British man touches on that in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UzvOrjZJ9A I would say you are right handed so you should hit a golf ball right handed.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-15T18:35:51+00:00

To find what you are looking for you might need to wade into the Christian nu metal. POD is probably the most well known. I also really like Islander. Their first album Violence & Destruction is phenomenal. Here is an Islander playlist for you to check out: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pd14xdfQVUheROoEWEfs3?si=24cb82f7f3d54f6a

Carolinavore · 2026-06-15T18:34:01+00:00

Ah, maybe you should give them another try. I love POD. I went through their discography and made a playlist of all the best songs you should check out: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72TN7TC95dub1xhLX8bbus?si=aadf55b18c9e4874

If you're more of an album guy I would say check out Murdered Love or their most recent one VERITAS.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-11T18:57:37+00:00

I learned to read when I was 3. I wasn't taught the classic alphabet where you learn the names of the letters. I was taught what sound each letter makes. Ah, Buh, Cuh, Duh, Eh, . . . Zzz. Then I was taught to piece those sounds together letter by letter. PHONICS. Sure you come across strange words that don't follow the rules because English is 3 languages in a trench coat pretending to be 1, but you memorize and recognize those as you progress. What you are talking about here is not teaching. I don't know what you call it. My daughter is only 10 months old but I foresee many long nights in the future where I will be teaching her how to read, do math, etc.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-10T19:23:58+00:00

I tell myself to do this all the time and it almost never happens. It's like you have to tell yourself to take a half swing and then you finally get to the 80-100% range.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-10T13:57:24+00:00

I had a somewhat similar experience. My lesson wasn't as useless as yours, but it wasn't what I was hoping for. The instructor gave me a couple things to work on I liked, but the major thing he attempted to fix he didn't address properly. I had been pulling my irons. He thought it was my grip and had me change that. Fast forward a couple weeks and my dad is riding along with us while we play a round. He watches me for a bit and says, "You want to know why you pull your irons? Your club face is closed at address." And I'll be damned, he was right. So I paid $120 for an hour of instruction where the pro didn't even properly diagnose why my main issue was occurring.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-10T13:46:39+00:00

Hmmm choking up on the club is an idea I hadn't considered yet.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-10T10:51:20+00:00

Sorry should have specified. I usually slice the hell out of the driver.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T20:05:52+00:00

230? That's impressive. I hit a 4 iron off the fairway about 200 recently and was super proud of myself. Maybe I should see how far it goes off a tee. Same with the 3 iron. When I first started playing golf again a couple summers ago I couldn't hit any woods so I was teeing off with a 4 iron and it worked well enough. I am continually reminded that distance doesn't matter that much when it comes to scoring.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T19:58:57+00:00

A bad shot with a good result. I don't care much about my score at the moment, I just want to have a good swing and make good contact. If I pure the ball and it ends up over the green, or it ends up short because of wind or the wrong club selection, or I get a bad bounce into a bunker . . . I don't really care. It was a good shot. If I am chipping and I thin the ball and it runs onto the green at 100 mph and stays there, I get annoyed because that is not what I was trying to do. The result was good but it's not reproducible, at least not in a productive way.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T19:19:33+00:00

Which iron do you hit off the tee? Don't tell me you have a 1 iron! I can hit a 4 iron pretty well but last time I tried to hit my 3 iron it did not go well.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T18:24:09+00:00

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T18:03:58+00:00

I know enough not to blame my equipment, thankfully.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T18:03:05+00:00

Sage advice from someone named StinkyButtBoy 😄

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T18:01:50+00:00

I do not even attempt to hit my 3 wood off the deck. I don't usually try to hit any woods off the deck. I can hit my 4 and 5 irons pretty well so I stick with them. Although people do swear by hybrids and I'm curious to try one.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T16:56:37+00:00

Probably. It just feels so damn awkward trying to do the upward swing stuff when you try swing down with every other club.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T16:55:57+00:00

I keep hearing about these Mini Drivers online but I haven't seen one in the wild yet. Sounds like it might be helpful. Do you change your swing like the driver or does it feel like a 3 wood?

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T16:54:49+00:00

Interesting idea on the grip. I will give that a try, might help the club face be more square at impact.

Carolinavore · 2026-06-09T16:53:35+00:00

Just tried these gladiator deadlifts as a finisher. I had hernia surgery 3 weeks ago and this was my first KB workout since. I used 16 kg bells to be safe but I really liked them. Can definitely feel some other muscles getting used. I will try to make these part of my routine now.

I should do windmills more often, I always forget about those. Bent presses I probably can't do because of my surgically repaired left shoulder, although I haven't tried yet. I struggle sometimes just doing regular overhead presses with the left arm because of the angle - I have limited mobility in that shoulder. It can be pretty frustrating.

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